Expedition to Europe

Even though Black Swan Castle is no longer Qin Zhiyuan's base camp, the defense of Black Swan Castle has never been relaxed.

For a long time, Black Swan Castle has a troop of about 200 people stationed there. This troop is not only responsible for the maintenance of facilities in Black Swan Castle, but also for the security work contracted by Black Swan.

Although Qin Zhiyuan was not in Black Swan Castle some time ago, there are still a large number of antiques and cultural relics in Black Swan Castle, as well as some secret documents, which are still of certain value.

Of course, with the arrival of Qin Zhiyuan, the First Brigade of Lan Fang also moved into the headquarters of the Foreign Legion, and the security work of Black Swan Castle became more and more stringent.

The garrison troops of Black Swan Castle are also loyal to Qin Zhiyuan. After all, there is a difference between inside and outside. Therefore, the internal defense of Black Swan is the responsibility of the First Brigade of Lan Fang, and the external defense is the responsibility of the garrison troops of Black Swan Castle.

The soldiers of the First Brigade of Lan Fang are not only armed with live ammunition, but also equipped with military dogs, which more effectively enhances the defense capability. Although it cannot be said to be foolproof, it is enough to ensure the safety of Qin Zhiyuan.

The night was as cool as water. The bright moonlight shone through the dense treetops into the forest, flickering and making people feel palpitating. There was a breeze blowing gently, and the wind swept through the treetops, making bursts of strange sounds. Combined with the unknown darkness in the distant forest, it always makes people feel scared.

It was already late at night, and there was no movement in the entire Black Swan Castle. Only the corridor lights were shining with a not-so-dazzling light.

There were loyal guards on duty outside the castle, and patrols equipped with military dogs passed by from time to time. Whenever the patrol passed the guards, there would be a deliberately lowered voice command, which added a bit of solemnity to the quiet night.

In the silence, a black shadow slowly slipped down from the outer wall of the Black Swan Castle.

The outer wall of the Black Swan Castle is not as smooth as a mirror. In order to enhance its defense capabilities, the outer wall of the Black Swan Castle is an irregular prism, with light and dark. Under the not-so-bright light, those shadow parts are always subconsciously ignored.

After the shadow slipped down the castle, it did not leave in a hurry, but hid in the low bushes outside the castle, as if waiting for something.

After about ten minutes, the quiet night was suddenly broken with a shrill alarm.

"It's on fire--" Although it was not very standard English, it was still understandable.

Immediately, countless lights came on, and even searchlights joined in. The entire Black Swan Castle was really as bright as day, and there was no shadow.

Obviously, black smoke was constantly pouring out of a window on the third floor. It looked like it was really on fire. The guards on duty could still recognize that it was the room of Emperor Taisho.

Emperor Taisho was the one who had a mental illness at the dinner today. Although it was only a few hours after this incident, all the soldiers already knew the whole story. Emperor Taisho was also famous for this. It was not surprising that he could do anything.

Fire and water are merciless. Since there is a fire, it must be put out first.

We still have to block the stairs first and not allow anyone to move around at will. Although Qin Zhiyuan lives at the other end of the fourth floor, no one can be sure whether anyone will take the opportunity to cause trouble.

In fact, Qin Zhiyuan had already woken up from his sleep when the alarm sounded.

Years of military career have shaped Qin Zhiyuan into an extremely alert character. As soon as he heard the alarm, Qin Zhiyuan immediately took out a pistol from under his pillow and loaded it. He first checked whether the window was closed, and then came to the bedroom door.

Someone was knocking on the door: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, wake up!"

It was Gao Hongshi's voice. Qin Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief, made a reassuring gesture to Julie, who was holding Qin De in panic, and gently opened the door.

"Your Majesty, are you okay here?" Gao Hongshi still knew the rules. He could only see the vicinity of the door from where he stood, and he had no intention of poking his head out.

There were guards standing at both ends of the door, all of them were armed with live ammunition and facing the door. No matter what happened, the most important thing was to ensure Qin Zhiyuan's safety.

"It's okay, what's going on?" Qin Zhiyuan felt uneasy.

"The room of Emperor Taisho is on fire——" Gao Hongshi said briefly.

"What's the reason?" Qin Zhiyuan asked.

"I don't know yet." Gao Hongshi came directly to Qin Zhiyuan's door when he heard the alarm, and he didn't know what happened in Taisho's room.

"It's not a big deal. Taisho accidentally ignited the carpet when he was burning the fireplace. Now it's okay." Dong Zishi, who was only wearing a shirt, hurried to report.

"Is it extinguished?" Qin Zhiyuan was still confused.

"Yes, it has been extinguished." Dong Zishi was sweating profusely. His current title has not been promoted back to earl. If something happens again, he may be demoted to baron at once.

"Well, then go back and rest——" Qin Zhiyuan wanted to go back to the room. Just turned around, and immediately came back to his senses: "No, count Taisho's entourage immediately to see if there are enough people, especially Hirohito, see if he is here?"

Qin Zhiyuan is also a veteran of the army. He can still see through the simple trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain and attacking the east in the west.

"Shit!" Dong Zishi suddenly realized what was going on and turned around and ran towards the stairs.

Just when the chaos was at its most chaotic, a shadow in the bushes downstairs was slowly moving along the bushes towards the outer forest of the Black Swan Castle.

Yes, this person is Hirohito.

Thanks to the petite figure of the Japanese, Hirohito hid in the bushes and was not discovered by the soldiers of the First Brigade running back and forth.

Hirohito knew very well that it would not take long before the soldiers would find out that Hirohito was missing, and then they would start a massive search, and Hirohito would have no chance of escaping. So while the soldiers of the First Brigade were busy, Hirohito did not dare to wait any longer. Even if the opportunity had not yet appeared, Hirohito would have to take action.

The soldiers of the First Brigade were well-trained. When the fire was first discovered, the soldiers did appear to be in a hurry for a while, but with the officers' orders, the soldiers calmed down again and performed their duties, and there was no sign of panic.

In fact, Hirohito's chances were still good. The nearest forest was less than 50 meters away. With just a sprint, Hirohito's chances of escaping would increase greatly.

Hirohito knew very well that at the other end of the forest, someone was waiting for a pick-up, but before arriving at the pick-up point, everything depended on Hirohito himself.

The entire Boulogne Forest belonged to Qin Zhiyuan. Without Qin Zhiyuan's permission, no one was allowed to enter at will. The guards of the Black Forest Castle had the right to shoot anyone who entered the Boulogne Forest without notification. Many people knew this.

Between Hirohito's position and the forest, there were three soldiers from the Lanfang First Brigade. There might be more, but Hirohito could not find them. Now these three soldiers were the biggest obstacle for Hirohito to escape.

The closest soldier was less than ten meters away from Hirohito, and the other two soldiers were a little further away. Looking at the soldiers' long legs, Hirohito was really unsure. If it was a speed contest, Hirohito's two short legs would definitely not be able to outrun the two long legs of the soldiers.

The original text is available at Liu # 9 @Shu/Bar!

Patience is the greatest virtue of mankind, and Hirohito finally found an opportunity.

The opportunity appeared very suddenly. Just when Hirohito wanted to make a desperate bet, an officer suddenly ran out of the castle gate, and then attracted the attention of the soldier closest to Hirohito.

Right now, if he could escape, then everything would be fine. If he couldn't escape, it was his fate.

Hirohito encouraged himself, rushed out of the bushes, and ran towards the forest.

"Stop!" There was a roar behind him, and the sound of bullets being loaded.

Hirohito had no intention of stopping, and rushed towards the forest regardless of everything, without even making a move to avoid the muzzle of the gun.

"Don't shoot!" someone reminded the guard.

Then there were noisy footsteps and the barking of military dogs chasing after him.

It seems that Hirohito had done some preparation for today's escape. At least from the few steps he took when he rushed out of the bushes, Hirohito's speed was still good. Although his legs were short, he was very fast. The distance of 50 meters passed in a flash, and the forest was within reach.

For a moment, Hirohito really felt that the sea was wide for fish to leap and the sky was high for birds to fly, because the footsteps behind him were getting farther and farther, and it seemed that the chasing soldiers could not catch up.

As long as he could enter the forest, Hirohito believed that with his speed, plus the black clothes on his body, Hirohito had a 50% chance of escaping smoothly.

A 50% chance is already good. It depends on whether the reaction speed of the Lanfang First Brigade is fast enough. Even if Hirohito escapes into the forest, as long as the soldiers react quickly enough, take a car around to the other end, and then block the entire forest, Hirohito will not be able to escape.

Seeing that he was about to escape, the hope in Hirohito's eyes had turned into ecstasy. As long as he could escape to the forest and successfully meet up with the people who were picking him up, Hirohito could escape from the control of Lanfang, and then establish an exile government and continue to exist as the spiritual pillar of the RB people.

There is a saying that goes, eight or nine out of ten things in the world are not as you wish.

Just as Hirohito was about to enter the forest, two people wearing straw raincoats suddenly stood up in the bushes in front of Hirohito.

Well, forgive Hirohito's ignorance. With Hirohito's knowledge, he still couldn't recognize that this was a camouflage suit.

For a moment, Hirohito wanted to curse.

What can't be caught up, what escape, all of them are illusions. The soldiers of the Lanfang First Brigade are not unable to catch up, but they don't want to catch up at all, because the soldiers of the First Brigade know very well that there is a hidden sentry in front of Hirohito, and Hirohito is simply walking into a trap.

With Hirohito's small body, let alone a big and strong soldier, even if Julie stands in front of Hirohito, Hirohito probably can't beat her, so Hirohito no longer struggles in vain, and slowly stands there with despair in his eyes.

"Hehe, Your Highness, you are not sleeping in the middle of the night, where are you going?" The lurking sentry's mouth is quite mean, looking at Hirohito who has been captured and teasing.

"Appreciate the moon!" Hirohito gave a very unexpected answer.

As soon as the voice fell, Hirohito was hit hard in the lower abdomen: "Appreciate your sister!"

Tsk tsk, he is the crown prince, it's not good to treat him so rudely!